PaaS Jobs with Work from Home Options

Platform as a Service (PaaS)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for PaaS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited PaaS over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 306 133 188
Rank change year-on-year -173 +55 -46
Permanent jobs citing PaaS 337 1,092 1,503
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.00% 2.69% 2.15%
As % of the Cloud Services category 2.31% 5.59% 4.05%
Number of salaries quoted 288 548 1,039
10th Percentile £46,250 £42,500 £47,500
25th Percentile £53,750 £53,750 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £72,000
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% +6.67%
75th Percentile £91,250 £83,750 £91,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £97,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +3.70%

All Cloud Skills
Work from Home

PaaS is in the Cloud Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for cloud computing skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills 14,607 19,531 37,066
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 43.23% 48.06% 52.92%
Number of salaries quoted 11,903 14,263 21,734
10th Percentile £35,750 £38,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £46,470
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% - +12.38%
75th Percentile £79,500 £85,000 £83,125
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -11.54% +4.00% +8.70%

PaaS
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing PaaS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

PaaS trend for jobs with a WFH option

PaaS
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing PaaS.

PaaS salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

PaaS
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing PaaS over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

PaaS salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

PaaS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 15 (4.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 13 (3.86%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.19%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.89%) Confluence
4 3 (0.89%) IIS
5 2 (0.59%) Apache
5 2 (0.59%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.59%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.30%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.30%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.30%) CMS
6 1 (0.30%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.30%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.30%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (1.19%) MS Visio
2 3 (0.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (2.08%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 4 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.19%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.30%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 281 (83.38%) Azure
2 217 (64.39%) IaaS
3 162 (48.07%) SaaS
4 108 (32.05%) Azure DevOps
5 104 (30.86%) AWS
6 71 (21.07%) Microsoft 365
7 42 (12.46%) Entra ID
7 42 (12.46%) GitHub
8 40 (11.87%) GCP
9 18 (5.34%) Power Platform
9 18 (5.34%) Serverless
10 15 (4.45%) Azure AKS
11 14 (4.15%) Azure Stack
12 13 (3.86%) Cloud Computing
12 13 (3.86%) GitHub Actions
13 12 (3.56%) Dynamics 365
14 11 (3.26%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 10 (2.97%) Azure Cognitive Services
15 10 (2.97%) WhatsApp
16 9 (2.67%) Azure Service Fabric
Communications & Networking
1 43 (12.76%) Firewall
2 26 (7.72%) VPN
3 20 (5.93%) LAN
3 20 (5.93%) WAN
4 17 (5.04%) DNS
5 14 (4.15%) SAN
5 14 (4.15%) Wi-Fi
6 13 (3.86%) Network Security
7 11 (3.26%) Internet
7 11 (3.26%) NGFW
8 10 (2.97%) SD-WAN
9 7 (2.08%) DHCP
10 5 (1.48%) IPv4
10 5 (1.48%) SSL
11 4 (1.19%) Remote Desktop
11 4 (1.19%) Wireless
12 3 (0.89%) BGP
12 3 (0.89%) OSPF
12 3 (0.89%) TCP/IP
13 2 (0.59%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (8.31%) Azure SQL Database
1 28 (8.31%) SQL Server
2 11 (3.26%) PostgreSQL
3 10 (2.97%) MySQL
3 10 (2.97%) Redis
4 8 (2.37%) Relational Database
5 6 (1.78%) MongoDB
5 6 (1.78%) RDBMS
6 5 (1.48%) Big Data
7 4 (1.19%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (1.19%) Geospatial Data
7 4 (1.19%) GIS
7 4 (1.19%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.89%) MariaDB
9 2 (0.59%) Apache Cassandra
9 2 (0.59%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.59%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.59%) Power BI
10 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 26 (7.72%) Jenkins
2 18 (5.34%) Git
3 9 (2.67%) Postman
4 8 (2.37%) JIRA
4 8 (2.37%) SonarQube
5 7 (2.08%) GitLab
5 7 (2.08%) Octopus Deploy
6 5 (1.48%) SoapUI
6 5 (1.48%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.59%) MLflow
8 1 (0.30%) CircleCI
8 1 (0.30%) Gatling
8 1 (0.30%) JUnit
8 1 (0.30%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.30%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.30%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.30%) Vagrant
General
1 86 (25.52%) Social Skills
2 73 (21.66%) Finance
3 44 (13.06%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (8.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 30 (8.90%) Public Sector
5 23 (6.82%) Banking
6 22 (6.53%) Law
7 10 (2.97%) Police
8 9 (2.67%) Marketing
8 9 (2.67%) Retail
9 8 (2.37%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (1.78%) Pharmaceutical
10 6 (1.78%) Telecoms
11 5 (1.48%) Japanese Language
11 5 (1.48%) Publishing
11 5 (1.48%) Welsh Language
12 4 (1.19%) Advertising
12 4 (1.19%) Front Office
12 4 (1.19%) Legal
13 3 (0.89%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 97 (28.78%) Architect
2 68 (20.18%) Senior
3 45 (13.35%) Developer
3 45 (13.35%) Solutions Architect
4 42 (12.46%) Cloud Engineer
5 41 (12.17%) Azure Engineer
6 35 (10.39%) Lead
7 31 (9.20%) Azure Architect
7 31 (9.20%) Cloud Architect
8 30 (8.90%) Citrix Architect
9 28 (8.31%) Senior Cloud Engineer
10 23 (6.82%) Consultant
10 23 (6.82%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 22 (6.53%) Security Engineer
12 21 (6.23%) Cloud Infrastructure Architect
12 21 (6.23%) DevOps Engineer
13 19 (5.64%) Cloud Security Engineer
13 19 (5.64%) Infrastructure Architect
14 17 (5.04%) Platform Engineer
14 17 (5.04%) Salesforce Solution Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (16.32%) .NET
2 31 (9.20%) ARM Templates
3 29 (8.61%) JSON
4 24 (7.12%) Middleware
5 18 (5.34%) .NET Framework
5 18 (5.34%) REST
6 17 (5.04%) YAML
7 13 (3.86%) Web Services
8 12 (3.56%) SOAP
9 11 (3.26%) .NET Core
10 10 (2.97%) HTML
11 9 (2.67%) Azure Blueprints
11 9 (2.67%) XML
12 8 (2.37%) RESTful
13 7 (2.08%) ASP.NET
13 7 (2.08%) Node.js
14 6 (1.78%) WCF
15 5 (1.48%) XML Schema
16 4 (1.19%) Vue
16 4 (1.19%) WebdriverIO
Miscellaneous
1 82 (24.33%) Public Cloud
2 26 (7.72%) Cloud Native
2 26 (7.72%) Enterprise Software
3 24 (7.12%) Management Information System
3 24 (7.12%) Product Ownership
4 20 (5.93%) Data Centre
5 15 (4.45%) Data Structures
6 14 (4.15%) Private Cloud
7 12 (3.56%) Onboarding
8 11 (3.26%) Greenfield Project
9 8 (2.37%) Distributed Systems
9 8 (2.37%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (2.08%) Kindle
11 6 (1.78%) Mobile App
12 5 (1.48%) Distributed Applications
12 5 (1.48%) Virtual Team
13 4 (1.19%) Housing Association
14 3 (0.89%) Cyber Kill Chain
14 3 (0.89%) Renewable Energy
14 3 (0.89%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 37 (10.98%) Windows
2 21 (6.23%) Windows Server
3 12 (3.56%) Linux
4 7 (2.08%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.48%) Unix
5 5 (1.48%) Windows Server 2012
6 4 (1.19%) VMS
6 4 (1.19%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.89%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.30%) Android
8 1 (0.30%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.30%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (44.81%) DevOps
2 109 (32.34%) Infrastructure as Code
3 100 (29.67%) Agile
4 78 (23.15%) CI/CD
5 50 (14.84%) Cybersecurity
6 46 (13.65%) Microservices
7 43 (12.76%) SDLC
8 41 (12.17%) Cloud Security
9 40 (11.87%) Problem-Solving
10 37 (10.98%) TOGAF
11 36 (10.68%) Roadmaps
12 35 (10.39%) Mentoring
13 33 (9.79%) Migration
14 32 (9.50%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 31 (9.20%) Containerisation
15 31 (9.20%) Software Engineering
16 30 (8.90%) ITIL
17 29 (8.61%) Business Strategy
17 29 (8.61%) Test Automation
18 28 (8.31%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 61 (18.10%) SQL
2 59 (17.51%) PowerShell
3 54 (16.02%) Python
4 30 (8.90%) JavaScript
5 27 (8.01%) C#
6 20 (5.93%) Bicep
7 15 (4.45%) Java
8 12 (3.56%) Bash
9 5 (1.48%) Go
10 4 (1.19%) C++
11 3 (0.89%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.89%) PHP
11 3 (0.89%) Ruby
11 3 (0.89%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.30%) Groovy
12 1 (0.30%) Julia
12 1 (0.30%) Scala
12 1 (0.30%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.30%) TypeScript
12 1 (0.30%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 62 (18.40%) Security Cleared
2 59 (17.51%) Azure Certification
3 56 (16.62%) Degree
4 41 (12.17%) SC Cleared
5 22 (6.53%) TOGAF Certification
6 17 (5.04%) BPSS Clearance
7 13 (3.86%) AWS Certification
8 11 (3.26%) CISM
8 11 (3.26%) CISSP
9 10 (2.97%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (2.08%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 7 (2.08%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (1.78%) GIAC
11 6 (1.78%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.78%) SANS
12 5 (1.48%) HNC
12 5 (1.48%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.89%) CIPD
13 3 (0.89%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.89%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (5.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (4.75%) NIST
2 16 (4.75%) QA
3 9 (2.67%) NCSC
4 7 (2.08%) COBIT
4 7 (2.08%) GDPR
5 6 (1.78%) SLA
5 6 (1.78%) Web Application Security Consortium
6 5 (1.48%) Cyber Essentials
7 4 (1.19%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.59%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.59%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.30%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.30%) GRC
9 1 (0.30%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.30%) ISO 31000
9 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 1 (0.30%) NIST 800
System Software
1 51 (15.13%) Docker
2 42 (12.46%) Active Directory
3 30 (8.90%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (5.04%) Virtual Desktop
5 16 (4.75%) vSphere
6 15 (4.45%) VMware ESXi
7 9 (2.67%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.59%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.30%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 109 (32.34%) Terraform
2 45 (13.35%) Kubernetes
3 26 (7.72%) Ansible
4 13 (3.86%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 11 (3.26%) Microsoft Intune
6 6 (1.78%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 4 (1.19%) EMC NetWorker
7 4 (1.19%) Grafana
7 4 (1.19%) Kibana
7 4 (1.19%) SCCM
7 4 (1.19%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (1.19%) vCenter Server
8 3 (0.89%) Istio
8 3 (0.89%) Progress Chef
8 3 (0.89%) Puppet
9 2 (0.59%) Packer
10 1 (0.30%) Consul
10 1 (0.30%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.30%) Salt
10 1 (0.30%) SCOrch
Vendors
1 130 (38.58%) Microsoft
2 36 (10.68%) VMware
3 30 (8.90%) Citrix
3 30 (8.90%) Google
4 24 (7.12%) Salesforce
5 14 (4.15%) ServiceNow
6 13 (3.86%) Oracle
7 12 (3.56%) Cisco
8 10 (2.97%) Automation Anywhere
8 10 (2.97%) Blue Prism
8 10 (2.97%) SAP
8 10 (2.97%) UiPath
9 7 (2.08%) Sparx
10 6 (1.78%) Aruba
10 6 (1.78%) Palo Alto
11 5 (1.48%) EMC
11 5 (1.48%) Splunk
11 5 (1.48%) Veeam
12 4 (1.19%) Databricks
12 4 (1.19%) Zerto